History Unplugged Podcast

History Unplugged Podcast Episodes

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  The East’s Auschwitz: How Imperial Japan’s Secret Experimenters Escaped Justice February 24, 2026 - 44 min
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  The Chemistry of Conquest: Behind the USSR’s State-Sponsored (and Steroid-Powered) Olympic Glory February 19, 2026 - 63 min
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  Daniel Boone’s Life as a Frontiersman and Adopted Son of a Shawnee Chief February 17, 2026 - 42 min
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  The Loss and Re-Discovery of the $20 Billion Imperial Spanish Treasure Ship February 12, 2026 - 51 min
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  Thomas Willing: The Revolutionary War Arms Dealer Who Led the First Bank of the United States February 10, 2026 - 54 min
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  The Man Who Sold the War: Tom Paine's Journey from Common Sense to Global Firebrand February 5, 2026 - 44 min
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  The Original Body Builders: How Greek Halteres and Celtic Gabal Stone Lifts Built the World's First Strongmen February 3, 2026 - 48 min
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  Truman’s Deep Regret at the Atomic Age He Created January 29, 2026 - 57 min
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  How Soccer Created African and Latin American Nations January 27, 2026 - 46 min
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  The Sawmill – Along With Gunpowder and the Printing Press – Created the Modern World January 22, 2026 - 34 min

About History Unplugged Podcast

For history lovers who listen to podcasts, History Unplugged is the most comprehensive show of its kind. It's the only show that dedicates episodes to both interviewing experts and answering questions from its audience. First, it features a call-in show where you can ask our resident historian (Scott Rank, PhD) absolutely anything (What was it like to be a Turkish sultan with four wives and twelve concubines? If you were sent back in time, how would you kill Hitler?). Second, it features long-form interviews with best-selling authors who have written about everything. Topics include gruff World War II generals who flew with airmen on bombing raids, a war horse who gained the rank of sergeant, and presidents who gave their best speeches while drunk.

Meet your Host

Scott Rank is the host of the History Unplugged Podcast and a PhD in history who specialized in the Ottoman Empire and modern Turkey. Before going down the academic route he worked as a journalist in Istanbul. He has written 12 history books on topics ranging from lost Bronze Age civilizations to the Age of Discovery. Some of his books include The Age of Illumination: Science, Technology, and Reason in the Middle Ages and History’s 9 Most Insane Rulers.. Learn more about him by going to scottrankphd.com.